White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll The Trump administration, in a significant escalation of its clash with the government’s top ethics watchdog, has moved to block an effort to disclose the names of former lobbyists who have been granted waivers to work in the White […]
Trump budget seeks huge cuts to disease prevention and medical research departments President Trump's 2018 budget request to Congress seeks massive cuts in spending on health programs, including medical research, disease prevention programs and health insurance for children of the working poor. The National Cancer Institute would be hit with […]
Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Ends in Explosion, Panic and Death An explosion that may have been a suicide bombing killed at least 19 people on Monday night and wounded 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert filled with adoring adolescent fans, in what the police were treating as a terrorist […]
Veteran big game hunter dies after elephant, felled by gunfire, collapses on him Theunis Botha led his first guided hunting safari through South Africa’s grasslands in 1989. A college student at the time, he used the money he received to help put himself through school. Over the following 28 years, […]
Nineteen killed in suspected suicide attack at Ariana Grande concert in Britain At least 19 people were killed and 59 wounded in an explosion at the end of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday, in what two U.S. officials said was […]
The Black Eyed Peas to be Champions League final warm-up act The Black Eyed Peas will perform on the field before Real Madrid plays Juventus in the Champions League final. UEFA announced the warm-up act Monday for the match on June 3 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It […]
Barcelona and the Spanish league that got away For Barcelona, this season's Spanish league title will go down as the one that got away. A league-high 116 goals scored, four fewer goals conceded than champion Real Madrid, and the competitions' top two scorers in Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez should […]
Kroenke says Arsenal not for sale after Usmanov bid Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke says he has no interest in selling the Premier League club. The statement from the American sports tycoon comes after The Associated Press reported on Friday that minority Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov offered a $1.3 billion takeover […]
Keisuke Honda says he will leave AC Milan Looking to regain his place on Japan's national team, Keisuke Honda says he will leave AC Milan when the Serie A season ends next weekend. After scoring with a free kick in Milan's 3-0 win over Bologna on Sunday, Honda posted on […]
Romanian border police say Turkey canceled Kanter's passport Romanian border police say Turkish authorities canceled the passport of Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter, who was briefly detained at a Romanian airport. Spokesman Fabian Badila told The Associated Press on Monday that Kanter arrived Saturday at about 1 p.m. from […]
